Ehda M. Dagooc

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu grocery chain born during the pandemic has opened its largest store yet, doubling down on a business model that connects local farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) directly with consumers. Prutasan Ni Adan inaugurated its flagship outlet in Cebu, marking the company’s biggest investment since its inception.

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu’s condominium market is emerging as one of the Philippines’ strongest residential property hubs, with brisk sales and a much shorter inventory overhang than Metro Manila, showing sustained demand despite a broader slowdown in the capital’s housing sector.

CEBU, Philippines — Millennials are emerging as the fastest-growing customer segment for the Philippines’ pre-need industry, prompting providers to introduce longer payment terms and expand digital services as younger Filipinos increasingly view advance memorial planning as part of broader financial preparedness. The demographic shift is helping reshape a sector once dominated by older buyers, according to executives of Cebu-based Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes Inc. and Cosmo Climbs Life Plans Inc.